A vulnerability was found in libpq, the default PostgreSQL client library where libpq failed to properly reset its internal state between connections. If an affected version of libpq was used with "host" or "hostaddr" connection parameters from untrusted input, attackers could bypass client-side connection security features, obtain access to higher privileged connections or potentially cause other impact through SQL injection, by causing the PQescape() functions to malfunction. Postgresql versions before 10.5, 9.6.10, 9.5.14, 9.4.19, and 9.3.24 are affected.
CVE-2018-10915
This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 5.2%, top 8% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.5
- EG Score
- 8.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 45(Track)EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity85% × 45%Exploitation5% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 5%
- EPSS %ILE
- 92%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 9, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (34)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105054
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041446
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2511
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2557
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2565
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2566
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2643
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2721
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2729
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3816
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10915
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00012.html
- secalert@redhathttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-08
- secalert@redhathttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3744-1/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2018-10915(5)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2018:3816Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: CloudForms 4.6.6 security, bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2018:2643Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: rhvm-appliance security update
- RHSA-2018:2566Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-postgresql96-postgresql security update
- RHSA-2018:2565Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-postgresql10-postgresql security update
- RHSA-2018:2511Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-postgresql95-postgresql security update
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | postgresql-server-dev-9.5 (9.5.14-0ubuntu0.16.04) @ xenial | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | postgresql96-0:9.6.10-1PGDG.el7at | 2018-12-13 | redhat |
| redhat | rhvm-appliance-0:4.2-20180828.0.el7 | 2018-09-04 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-postgresql10-postgresql-0:10.5-1.el7 | 2018-08-27 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-postgresql96-postgresql-0:9.6.10-1.el7 | 2018-08-27 | redhat |
| redhat | postgresql-0:9.2.24-1.el7_5 | 2018-08-23 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-postgresql95-postgresql-0:9.5.14-1.el7 | 2018-08-20 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(20 across 18 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.17(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql14 | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
| postgresql15 | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.18(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql14 | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
| postgresql15 | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.10(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.11(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.12(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.13(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.15(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql14 | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.16(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql14 | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.19(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql15 | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.20(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql15 | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.5(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 9.6.10-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.6(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 9.6.10-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 10.5-r0 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-9.4 | 9.4.1-1 ... 9.4.9-0+deb8u1 (31 versions) | 9.4.19-0+deb8u1 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-9.6 | 9.6.3-3 ... 9.6.9-0+deb9u1 (12 versions) | 9.6.10-0+deb9u1 | — |
Weakness Classification(3)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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